Wiley and Kortext Partner with the Egyptian Knowledge Bank (EKB) to Grow the World’s Largest Digital Library: A Blueprint for Smart Nations

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HOBOKEN, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--John Wiley and Sons Inc. (NYSE:JWa) (NYSE:JWb), a global research and
learning company and Kortext, a world leading digital textbook and
personal study platform, have secured a partnership with the Egyptian
Knowledge Bank (EKB). The scheme will provide digital textbooks to every
Egyptian citizen and all universities, empowering their students to
learn anytime, anywhere.

The EKB is one of the biggest digital libraries in the world and hosts a
diverse collection of content; online journals, books and videos. The
EKB aims to meet the needs of all Egyptian citizens by customizing each
user's experience with relevant content. The Kortext platform will
provide digital textbooks for all Egyptian students, making their
studies easier as they benefit from an enhanced, personalized learning
experience, whilst creating insightful analytics.

His Excellency, the Minister of Education and Technical Education for
Egypt, Dr. Tarek G. Shawki stated, “The ambition and leadership the
Egyptian government has exhibited in creating country-wide access to
world class content, on this scale, is a truly ground-breaking
development. We believe such a knowledge bank for our citizens,
delivered through Kortext’s inclusive personal study platform, will help
Egypt’s knowledge economy accelerate. The scale of this achievement and
provision for all our citizens, demonstrates our government’s commitment
to education and lifelong learning for all.”

By partnering with Kortext and Wiley for etextbook delivery, the EKB are
planning to enhance the infrastructure, increase accessibility and
deliver an enhanced user experience for engaging with learning content.
Successful expansion of this exemplary national scheme will aim to
ensure all the citizens of Egypt have the tools and digital learning
resources to excel through lifelong learning as Egypt invests further
towards a ‘Smart Nation Status’. The Kortext platform will deliver
access to Wiley’s digital textbooks for all students who will also be
able to access a host of smart study tools, allowing learners to
highlight, make notes, connect to their teachers and intuitively
navigate their learning content.

James Gray, Founder and CEO, Kortext stated, “Having Kortext play such a
key role in providing a personal study platform to the whole of Egyptian
Higher Education, and beyond, is one of the most incredible projects we
have been a part of! Having world class digital textbooks available via
our advanced, personal study platform will undoubtedly help underpin
Egypt’s growth as a ‘Smart Nation.’”

“We are delighted to deliver this next phase of our project with the
Egyptian government. This significant initiative fits closely with the
Wiley mission of advancing knowledge and learning by partnering with
innovative customers around the globe. Our aim is to lead the learning
industry by providing world-class content, services and technology to
drive success. We congratulate the Egyptian government on this latest
investment in the future success of their knowledge economy,” Matthew
Kissner, Chairman of the Board of Directors and Interim CEO, Wiley
stated.

Mr. John Casson the British Ambassador to Egypt added: "Education is the
lifeblood of Egypt's future, and Britain aims to be Egypt’s top
education partner. This new project is a great example – using the
latest British technology from Kortext to bring world-class educational
material to every Egyptian citizen. This is an exciting part of the
education technology revolution that Egypt has launched, opening new
ways for all Egyptians to access quality education."

About the Egyptian Knowledge Bank (EKB)

The EKB is an online library archive and resource that provides access
to learning resources and tools for educators, researchers, students,
and the general public of Egypt. The EKB initiative was formally
launched on January 23rd 2016.

About Kortext

Kortext is a world leading digital textbook and personal study platform
providing access to over half a million digital textbooks from over
1,000 of the world’s education publishers such as Wiley, Pearson,
Elsevier, McGraw Hill, Cambridge University Press and Oxford University
Press. These publishers along with many others use Kortext to help
distribute digital content to students around the world. The platform
provides an enhanced learning experience with access to powerful study
tools that are highly valued by students. Kortext is rapidly being
adopted by universities around the world who prize the access to the
detailed learning analytics the platform provides to better support
student retention, progression and success, leading to improved
employability.

Kortext partners around the world with local distributors, publishers
and global technology companies such as Microsoft and Samsung to
accelerate adoption of digital learning. For more information please
visit www.kortext.com.

About Wiley

Wiley, a global research and learning company, helps people and
organizations develop the skills and knowledge they need to succeed. Our
online scientific, technical, medical and scholarly journals, combined
with our digital learning, assessment and certification solutions, help
universities, learned societies, businesses, governments and individuals
increase the academic and professional impact of their work. For more
than 210 years, we have delivered consistent performance to our
stakeholders. The company's website can be accessed at www.wiley.com.